Clothes-pressing board.



C. DI CROCE.

'CLOTHES PRESSING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I5. I9I 7.

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C. DI CROCE. CLOTHES PRE'sslNG BOARD.

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Specification of Letters iatent.

Patented Sept. S, 1918.

Application and september 15, 1917. serial nd. 191,555;

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CESARE DI CROCE, a

subject of the King: of ltaly, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Clothes- Pressing Boards, of which the following is a specification. y A

This invention relates to certainnew and useful improvements Vin clothes pressing boards.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a pressing board especially adapted for use in pressing garments such ,as trousers and skirts, the saine being readily folded when not in use and automatically assuming its operative positions when released.

A further object of the device is the provision of a double board vfor pressing purposes whereby boards of different sizes are arranged in a singledevice for selective enrployinent, one ofthe boards being serviceable as a base or support when the other board is in'use.` i 1 A still further object.` of the invention is the provision of a pressing'board structure that is easyA and vinexpensive to manufacture but which possesses great strength and has a smaller board arranged within a relatively larger board when the device is closed and at which times a iirin support is provided for the larger board which n may be used -as a pressing table, a serviceable removable covering being. separately arrai'iged foi'fthe boards.

W'ith these general objects in view the device consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings and in which like designating characters refer tof corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In `the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device set up for use with part-s broken away,

Fig. 2is a top plan view thereof with a portion1 of the Vboard cover removed,

Fig. 3 is a' horizontal sectionalvrew `taken centrally through the device,- illustrating the smaller board in bottoni plan,"

Fig. -t is an 'end elevation of the device,

Fig. 5- is a vertical transverse sectional view thereof taken upon lineV-V of Fig..1,

Fig. 6v is side elevation of the'device in its folded `arrangenent with parts broken away,`

Fig.V 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken upon line VII-VII of Fig. 8,

Fig. 8 is an enlarged interior plan view of a portion of the larger board,

Fig. 9 is a detailed sectional view taken upon line X-IX of Fig. 8,

Fig. 10`is a perspective view of one of the reinforcing plates provided for the smaller board,

Figi 11 is a perspective view of one of the or standards for connecting the boards of the device,

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of one of the hinge plates and,

Fig.` 13 is an enlarged `transverse sectional View ofl a side port-ion of the larger board.

It will be understood that the present device inayk be employed for pressing or ironing any form of fabrics although the saine is especially serviceable for pressing gar ments or articles of wearing apparel. The invention broadly consists of relatively larger and smaller boards 1()` and 11, arranged in folded relation by means of two connecting legs or standards 12 and 13, it being apparent that when either of the boards is infuse for ironing purposes, the other board is employed as a baseer support therefor.

The larger board 10 has a V-shaped periphery 14 and a depending flange 15, while at the ends of the board substantially semi circular blocks- 16 are arranged upon the flange 15 having depending feet 17 carried by the sa'id blocks. Hinge plates 18 are arranged for the connecting legs 12 having the substantially triangular;shaped plate portion V19 thereof secured by screws 20 to the flange 15 and the mounting lugs 21 of the hinge plate arranged within the flange 15` within the chainbered inner face 22 of the larger board.` 10. It will be understood that a pivot bar 33 extends through the lugs 21 of the oppositely positioned hinge plates 18 and also through perfor-ations 34 in the abutment feet 35 of the connecting leg 12 while springs 36 encircle the bar 33 and are connected betweenthe board 10 and the leg 12, tending 4to maintain the leg 12 perpen dicular to the board 10.

\ The smaller board 11 has substantially semi-circular end blocks 16 carried by the inner face 37 thereof while two op'positely positioned plates or frames 38 are carried by the face 37 between the blocks 16 and serving as overlying marginal binding strips by means of the edge portions 39 of the frame as best shown in Figs. 3 and 5 of the drawings. The leg 12 is pivoted to the smaller board 11 by means of a rod 40 passing through perforations 41 in the flanged end 42 of the leg 12 and through perforated lugs 43 mounted upon the frame members 39. A spring 44 is arranged upon the rod 40, tensioncd between the leg 12 and the board 11 for tending to maintain the leg 12 perpendicular to the Yboard 11 with the iange 42 seated upon the board face 37.

The other leg or standard 13 is similarly pivoted to the smaller ,board 11 by means of a bar 40 extending through the adjacent similarly flanged end of the leg 13 and arranged with a suitable spring 44 tensioned between the leg 13 and the board 11 and tending to maintain the said leg and board at right angles to each other. A suitable fabric covering 45 is arranged upon the boards 10 and 11 adapted to be maintained in stretched relations thereon by means of a binding ring or hoop 46 in the form of a spring, one of the same'being arranged for each of the boards. It will be seen that the ring 46 for the board 10 seats itself between the block 16 and the flange 15 of the board as Well as overlying the outwardly projecting hinge plate members 19 and with the fabric 45 engaged therebeneath when operatively arranged. The ring 46 which is `provided for the smaller board 11 is adapted for binding arrangement over the fabric 45 covering the said board and seating within the groove formed between the board 11 and its blocks 16 and frame-plates 39. In this manner it will be understood that the fabric covering 45 may be readily removed from either of the boards by first removing the ring 46 thereof while the same may be easily arranged thereon when desired to use the board for ironing purposes.

The end of the standard 13 which is opposite theend thereof pivoted by means of the rod 40 to the board 11 is arranged with abutments or feet 47 adapted to engage the inner face oi the board 10 when the boards are arranged parallel in their operative positions, a connecting bar 48 being arranged between the feet 47 and having rollers 49 l journaled upon its outer ends for readily moving upon tbe inner face of the board 10. A curved latch 50 is pivoted as at 51 substantially centrally of the chamber 22 within the board 10 and is arranged with a head 52 having a mouth' 53 for engaging overl the rod 48 when the device is set up for use as best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 7 of the drawings. An operating lever 54 is pivoted as at 55 within the board 10 and has its free .end portion 56 arranged Within an opening 57 in the head 52, thereby normally maintaining the latch 50 in position by means of a spring 58 arranged beneath the lever 54. A linger-engaging pressen plate 59 is arranged at the outer end of the lever 54'acla} ted for being depressed and thereby shifting the lever 54 carrying the latch 50 therewith for releasing the catch head 52 from the'bar 48.

It will be understood that when the device .is set up for use as shown in Fig. l, the catch 50 will be engaged with the bar 48 for maintaining the boards 10 and 11 parallel so that either board may be seated upon a suitable support with the other board elevated thereabove for use in ironing. lVhen `it is desired to fold or close the device, the plate 59 is pressed, thereby releasing the latch 50 from the standard 13 and permitting the standard 13 to be swung longitudinally toward the adjacent end of the board 11 while the boards may be relatively moved toward each other obliquely, thereby causing the standards 12 and 13 to swing in opposite directions for lying adjacent the board 11 with the board 1l and the standards inclosed between the block 16 and feet 17 of the board 10 as best shown by Fig. 6 of the drawings. Vhen the boards are arranged in this manner, theA smaller end or heel 60 of the latch 50 will automatically engage a keeper 61 upon the inner face 57 of the board 117 thereby maintaining the device folded until the latch 50 is released from the keeper 61 by pressing the plate 59. Such a releasing of the latch 50 permits the spring mounting for the standards 12 to automatically separate the boards 1() and 11 bringing the notch 53 of the latch head 52 into engagement with the pivot rod 48. A serviceable double board for pressing and ironing is arranged in which the larger board 10 may be positioned for use either elevated upon the smaller board 11 as shown in Fig. 1 or upon its feet 17 with the smaller board folded therebetween as shown in Fig. 6. The device may be inverted for utilizing the board 11 for ironing purposes, and the board 10 for a support if found desirable. A pressing board adapted for universal use is provided which is strong in construction and consumes but little room when not in use and while the form of the device herein illustrated is believed to be a preferable em bodiment thereof, it sho-nld nevertheless be understood that minor changes may be ma de therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is l 1. An ironing device comprising a large board and a smaller board, spaced standards spring-hinged to the smaller board, one

of said standards being spring-hinged to the Y board, a double latch adapted for locking engagement with said sliding connections when the device is opened, a keeper carried by said smaller board adapted for engage ment by the said latch when the device is folded and releasing means for the said latch adapted for 'operation adjacent the lower edge of the larger board.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of substantially parallel ironing boards, pivoted connecting means for said boards, resilient means to normally maintain said boards in parallel spaced relation, and automatic means for locking the boards in either their spaced or adjacent relations.

3. An ironing device comprising two substantially parallel boards, pivoted connecting standards between said boards, resilient means to normally maintain the boards in spaced parallel relation, and a latch for retaining the boards in their spaced or adjacent relations.

4. An ironing device comprising twoV substantially parallel boards, a pair of pivoted connecting standards between said boards, resilient means to normally maintain the standards parallel and the boards in parallel spaced relation, a retaining latch carried by one of the boards adapted to automatically engage one of the standards to retain the boards in spaced relation, and a keeper carried by the other board adapted to be engaged by said latch to hold the boards in their adj acent rel ati on.

5. An ironing device comprising two substantially parallel boards, a frame carried by one of said boards, a pair of standards hinged to said frame, resilient means to normally maintain the standards perpendicular to said frame with the boards in parallel spaced relation, the opposite end of one of said standards being hinged to the other board and the corresponding end of the other standard having sliding contact with said last named board, and means for engaging said sliding end of said other standard to hold the boards in their spaced relation.

6. A device of the class described comprising in` combination, a pair of substan tially parallel ironing boards, connecting means between said boards, resilient means to maintain said boards in parallel spaced relation, and means to retain said boards in parallel adjacent relation.

7. A device'of the class described comprising a pair of substantially parallel ironing boards, resilient means to normally maintain said boards in parallel spaced relation, and means to lock said boards in their spaced relation` In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CESARE DI CROCE.

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